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  • 121compliment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, flatter, commend, congratulate. See approbation, congratulation, courtesy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. praise, commendation, felicitation, tribute, encomium, approval, endorsement, sanction,… …

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  • 122praise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commendation, acclaim, approval, applause; eulogy; homage; benediction, thanksgiving, grace. v. t. acclaim, approve, commend, extol, eulogize, applaud; glorify, laud. See approbation, gratitude. Ant …

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  • 123encomium — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tribute, panegyric, eulogy; see compliment , praise 2 . See Synonym Study at tribute . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An expression of warm approval: acclaim, acclamation, applause, celebration, commendation, compliment,… …

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  • 124eulogy — n. 1. Eulogistic speech or discourse, eulogium, panegyric, éloge. 2. Praise, laudation, encomium, panegyric, applause, commendation …

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  • 125Aëtius — (d. 454)    Called the last of the Romans by the sixth century Byzantine historian Procopius, Aëtius was the servant of the emperor Valentinian III, the rival of the empress Galla Placidia, and the military commander who preserved Roman control… …

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  • 126panegyrise — [c]/ˈpænədʒəraɪz/ (say panuhjuhruyz) verb (panegyrised, panegyrising) –verb (t) 1. to pronounce or write a panegyric upon; eulogise. –verb (i) 2. to indulge in panegyric; bestow praises. Also, panegyrize …

  • 127tribute — [trib′yo͞ot] n. [ME tribut < MFr < L tributum, neut. of tributus, pp. of tribuere, to assign, allot, pay < tribus, Roman tribal division: see TRIBE] 1. a) a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as… …

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  • 128panegyrise — panˈegyrize or panˈegyrise (or / ejˈər /) transitive verb 1. To write or pronounce a panegyric on 2. To praise highly • • • Main Entry: ↑panegyric …

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